Poverty Rate in Madison County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.0%
Rank #216/3,222 · #8 in IA
93th
Madison 7.0%
IA 11.1% -36.5%
US 12.6% -44.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Madison County's poverty rate of 7.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Madison County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #213 | Hanson County, SD | 7.0% |
| #214 | Hamilton County, KS | 7.0% |
| #215 | Woodford County, IL | 7.0% |
| #216 | Madison County, IA | 7.0% |
| #217 | Dodge County, MN | 7.0% |
| #218 | Chesterfield County, VA | 7.1% |
| #219 | Storey County, NV | 7.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Madison County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 7.0%, ranking #216 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #8 of 99. This places it in the 93th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.